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181. Screening for Impaired Visual Acuity in Older Adults: Updated Evidence Report and Systematic Review for the USPSTF (pdf file)
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     March 01, 2016 - Studies of screening and diagnostic accuracy were limited to asymptomatic adults 65 years or older; studies … For studies on screening and diagnostic accuracy, we in- cluded studies of asymptomatic adults 65 years … in 3 articles) 45 Studies and reviews included a 11 From current search 34 From prior review 29 Studies … All studies were cross-sectional. 3 (n = 751) Two new studies found that a computerized vision screening … 3.4% in 6 studies of LASIK and 4 studies of LASEK.

182. Final Research Plan: Folic Acid Supplementation to Prevent Neural Tube Defects: Preventive Medication | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
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     October 21, 2021 - Evidence-based Practice Center will use to search for publications and to determine whether identified studies … Harms (KQ 2): RCTs, controlled clinical trials, or observational studies (case-control, cohort, registry … None Quality Good and fair quality Poor quality Language English Non-English studies … Specifically, the USPSTF excluded studies in which all participants were taking antiseizure medications … , restricted inclusion to studies conducted in countries with a “Very High” Human Development Index,

183. Vitamin D, Calcium, or Combined Supplementation for the Primary Prevention of Fractures in Community-Dwelling Adults: USPSTF Recommendation Statement (pdf file)
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     April 17, 2018 - more studies evaluating the potential harms of supplementation are needed, particularly studies on calcium … In the 5 studies reporting race/ethnicity, 83% to 100% of participants were white; the remaining 3 studies … Four studies reported on the effect of vitamin D supplementa- tion on fracture prevention.1 Two studies … One study was conducted in men only, and 3 other studies included men (total of 5991 men across studies … Four of the studies were conducted in the United States; the other 5 studies were conducted in Finland

184. Recommendation: Vision in Children Ages 6 Months to 5 Years: Screening | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
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     September 05, 2017 - the accuracy of various screening tests: visual acuity tests (6 studies), stereoacuity tests (4 studies … , ophthalmologists, nurses, and Head Start staff. 1 More than half of the studies (19 studies) were … The remaining studies took place in Canada (5 studies), Europe (7 studies), and New Zealand or Australia … (3 studies). … Generally, most studies reported moderate positive LRs and small negative LRs. 1 Many of the studies

185. Archived: Osteoporosis to Prevent Fractures: Screening | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
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     June 26, 2018 - The most frequently studied tools in women were the ORAI (10 studies; n = 16,780), OSIRIS (5 studies; … n = 5649), OST (13 studies; n = 44,323), and SCORE (8 studies; n = 15,362). … The vast majority of studies were conducted in postmenopausal women exclusively; only 2 studies were … The USPSTF identified 16 studies on alendronate, 4 studies on zoledronic acid, 6 studies on risedronate … , 2 studies on etidronate, and 7 studies on ibandronate that reported on harms.

186. Recommendation: Intimate Partner Violence and Caregiver Abuse of Older or Vulnerable Adults: Screening | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
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     June 24, 2025 - Accuracy of Screening Tests   IPV Accuracy varied across 17 studies evaluating screening tools to … One study included women as young as 16 years, and 1 study recruited men. 1 , 35 Studies assessed 14 … Five trials reported on specific categories of IPV. 1 , 35 Generally, compared with studies enrolling … in older adults. 1 , 35 Abuse of Vulnerable Adults There were no identified studies on benefits … Due to an absence of studies of similar interventions in nonpregnant women of a similar age, evidence

187. JAMA (pdf file)
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     May 01, 2021 - STUDY SELECTION English-language comparative effectiveness studies comparing screening strategies in … The studies did not report statistically significant differences in maternal and infant complications … These searches were supplemented by examining reference lists of primary studies and reviews. … All studies were conducted dur- ing the prenatal period, with no studies examining screening for new- … Few or none of the partici- pants in the included studies were from these populations.

188. Screening for Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease: Updated Evidence Report and Systematic Review for the US Preventive Services Task Force (pdf file)
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     May 10, 2022 - DATA SOURCES MEDLINE, the Cochrane Central Register of Controlled Trials, and CINAHL for relevant studies … symptoms; studies of treatment in persons with mild or moderate, or minimally symptomatic, COPD. … , and citations provided by experts, to identify major studies published prior to 2015. … The last surveillance, conducted on March 25, 2022, identified no new studies that would meet inclusion … As in the previous review, no treatment studies were identified that were conducted in patients with

189. Archived: Evidence Summary: Syphilis Infection in Pregnant Women: Screening | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
     www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/document/evidence-summary/syphilis-infection-in-pregnancy-screening-september-2018
     September 04, 2018 - Results: Seven studies in 8 publications were included. … No studies were identified for harms of penicillin in pregnancy. … Studies of screening tests not currently used in US primary care settings and studies in women living … Studies were rated as poor quality if they had major risk of bias. … No studies were excluded for poor quality.

190. Draft Research Plan: Chronic Kidney Disease: Screening | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
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     January 19, 2023 - *For screening, studies in which patients were selected on the basis of having conditions associated … However, studies are not required to exclude patients with these conditions. † For treatment, studies … plan to describe the participant characteristics and major intervention components of the included studies … KQs 3, 3a: Studies reporting diagnostic accuracy Study designs not described as included … Study Quality Good-quality or fair-quality; poor-quality only if better quality studies are lacking

191. Evidence Summary: Hepatitis B Virus Infection in Pregnant Women: Screening | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
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     July 23, 2019 - search strategy, inclusion and exclusion criteria, critical appraisal criteria, and a list of excluded studies … No studies were identified for KQ1 or KQ2 that addressed the effects of screening programs on perinatal … Two fair-quality observational studies that compared perinatal transmission rates over time were included … No studies were identified for KQ4 to assess potential harms of case management. … The decreasing trend in perinatal transmission observed in the studies may be due to various factors,

192. Archived: Speech and Language Delay in Preschool Children: Screening | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
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     February 15, 2006 - Furthermore, no studies have assessed any additional benefits that may be gained by treating children … The results of studies of other risk factors are inconsistent, so the USPSTF was unable to develop a … For preschool children 2 to 4.5 years of age, studies that evaluated combined speech and language delay … However, studies of risk factors have inconsistent results. … In children 2 to 3 years of age, 8 fair- or good-quality studies demonstrated sensitivity from 17 to

193. Recommendation: Anxiety in Children and Adolescents: Screening | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
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     October 11, 2022 - Most studies included primarily adolescents (aged 12 to 18 years; mean age, 14.8 years); 4 studies included … Only 1 or 2 studies used each screening instrument for a given disorder. … Three studies included young children aged 3 to 7 years, 4 studies included adolescents aged 13 to 20 … years, and 22 studies focused on older children (aged 6 to 14 years [11 studies]) or children and adolescents … Studies are needed that provide more information on the following.

194. Archived: Final Research Plan: Hepatitis B Virus Infection: Screening, 2014 | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
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     March 15, 2013 - reviews   KQ 1 Randomized, controlled trials and controlled observational studies … Uncontrolled studies KQs 2, 8 Randomized, controlled trials and controlled … observational studies; large, uncontrolled observational studies with long-term followup Very … small uncontrolled studies; case studies KQ 3 Studies assessing predictive validity … KQs 4–7 Randomized, placebo-controlled trials   KQ 9 Cohort studies

195. Research Gaps for Screening Breast Cancer: Evidence Gaps Research Taxonomy Table (pdf file)
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     Such studies would likely be informed by the results of the currently specified research gap. … Prospective cohort studies with contemporaneous comparison groups who are well- matched on baseline … Studies are needed that report health outcomes such as quality of life and breast cancer– associated … Preclinical studies; adult females; racial and ethnic groups representative of the U.S. … Prioritize studies in Black women, who are at higher risk of breast cancer mortality.

196. Archived: Iron Deficiency Anemia in Pregnant Women: Screening and Supplementation | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
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     September 07, 2015 - Grade: I statement (insufficient evidence) Risk Assessment No studies assessed the performance … Several studies reported inconsistent findings on these health outcomes. … Change in Iron Status No studies were found that directly assessed the association between change in … Several studies assessed the harms of iron supplementation in pregnant women. … Studies used varying doses of iron, ranging from 20 to 200 mg per day.

197. Final Recommendation Statement: Obstructive Sleep Apnea in Adults: Screening | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
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     November 15, 2022 - Berlin Questionnaire, 4 studies the STOP-BANG questionnaire, and 2 studies the Multivariable Apnea Prediction … Study sizes ranged from 43 to 1033 participants, and studies were generally conducted in participants … In the 2 studies evaluating the original STOP-BANG questionnaire, both found good sensitivity (87% to … All studies recruited participants with known or suspected OSA from specialty clinics. … Follow-up in these studies was generally from 8 to 12 weeks.

198. Archived: Evidence Summary: Hepatitis C Virus Infection: Screening, 2004 | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
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     March 08, 2004 - Study Selection: Controlled studies of screening and antiviral therapy and observational studies on … We selected studies that provided direct evidence on the benefits of screening and studies on risk factors … A recent fair-quality systematic review of third-generation ELISA (7 studies) and RIBA (3 studies) found … Cohort studies and cross-sectional studies. … Studies of non-human subjects were also excluded, and studies had to include original data.

199. Archived: Final Evidence Summary: Breastfeeding: Counseling, July 2003 | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
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     July 01, 2003 - There was no significant difference in the results when poor studies were excluded. … Breastfeeding intervention studies often combined interventions. … Intervention studies often lacked detail to assess similarity among similar interventions. … , 61 their impact in studies of clinic-based behavioral counseling is uncertain. … , all studies were pooled to display mean differences and confidence boundaries.

200. Final Research Plan: Chlamydia and Gonorrhea: Screening | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
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     May 02, 2019 - Evidence-based Practice Center will use to search for publications and to determine whether identified studies … transmitted infection; patients undergoing management for HIV infection; children (age <13 years); studies … except for evidence on screening harms), case reports, small uncontrolled observational trials, and case studies … Study Quality Fair- and good-quality studies based on USPSTF criteria Poor-quality studies … the gold standard for testing as nucleic acid amplification testing (or other standards reported by studies